Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 2:09 pm on 10 May 2017.
I’m very pleased to hear that Cwmdare primary is taking advantage of the free Barefoot Computing resources. Members may wish to know that the Welsh Government has worked closely with BT to review and develop the resources in line with the Welsh curriculum and the digital competence framework. We’re also working with BT to promote the volunteer workshops where volunteers will go into Welsh primary schools to teach trainers and to train teachers on how we deliver the Barefoot resources. In addition to this, we are investing £500,000 a year in the regional consortia to train schools in using digital technologies, with a particular focus on the tools and resources available through the Hwb platform. We have also developed a self-assessment tool, which will be updated to provide for the training needs of schools and teachers, as identified by digital pioneer schools. The updated tool will enable teachers to assess their skills and confidence in delivering elements of the digital competence framework and to identify their further professional learning needs.